I haven't blogged in a long time. But I figured it would be important to capture these precious moments of the next few days/weeks.
On Saturday, June 30, 2012, my grandmother's "100th" birthday, we learned that she had just a short time left to live. The night before her birthday, she was admitted into the hospital because of abdominal pains. We learned that they were due to ascites caused by cirrhotic carcinomatosis. She hadn't been eating or drinking much. The punchline was that this signaled a quick end for her.
This triggered a series of emotions for many of us who were not (and still are not) prepared to face this reality. Some expressed their emotions in a debate over whether to tell her what her illness is at this late stage or to just let her stay "positive." Overall, most were just heartbroken to know that such a cornerstone of our home would soon be gone.
George and I have been trying to spend as much time with her as possible. However, that period is soon to end for me.
I fluctuate between it being real and not real.
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